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{{short description|Scotland international rugby union player}}
{{Distinguish|Tom Scott (rugby union, born 1870)}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name            = Tom Scott
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| birth_name      = Thomas Scott
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1875|03|08|df=yes}}
| birth_place     = [[Langholm]], [[Scotland]]
| death_date      = {{Death date and age |1947|04|16|1875|03|08|df=y}}
| death_place     = [[Langholm]], [[Dumfries and Galloway]], [[Scotland]]
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| position        = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] / [[Half-back (rugby union)|Half back]]
| amatyears1      =
| amatteam1       = [[Langholm RFC|Langholm]]
| amatteam2       = [[Hawick RFC|Hawick]]
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| province1       = [[South of Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland]]
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| repteam1        = [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]]
| repyears1       = 1896–1900
| repcaps1        = 11
| reppoints1      = 6
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| module2         = {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
| office        = President of the Scottish Rugby Union
| term_start    = 1914
| term_end      = 1920
| predecessor        = [[James Greenlees]]
| successor          = [[John Dykes (rugby union)|John Dykes]]
| prior_term         =
| order = 41st
}}
}}
'''Tom Scott''' (1875–1947) was a [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international [[rugby union]] player. He played as a [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]] and [[Half-back (rugby union)|half-back]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/1184.htmll|title = Thomas Scott}}</ref>
In 1895, whilst noting Scott's resemblance to [[Tom Scott (rugby union, born 1870)|Tom Scott]]—the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] international forward of the same name—as a 'dead snip' when the back was still uncapped, the ''Glasgow Evening Post'' went on to state that [[Henry Gedge|Gedge]], [[James Gowans (rugby union)|Gowans]] and Scott were unexcelled as the best half-backs in Britain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18951227/045/0004 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
Occasionally Scott went by the initials 'T. L. S.'. Scott himself said this happened to differentiate between himself and the other [[Tom Scott (rugby union, born 1870)|Tom Scott]] of Melrose when both were Scotland internationals (Tom Scott of Melrose was 'T. M. S.'—his middle name was Monro) but this was not strictly true. It was discovered that the rugby commentator Argus Junior of ''The Hawick Express'' referred to Tom 'Langholm' Scott and Tom 'Melrose' Scott to differentiate the players in his rugby column.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002686/19131017/044/0004 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
==Rugby Union career==
===Amateur career===
He played for [[Langholm RFC|Langholm]] and then [[Hawick RFC|Hawick]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18981226/139/0006 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
===Provincial career===
He played for [[South of Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland]] against Cumberland in [[1893–94 Scottish Districts season|1894]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18940201/063/0004 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
===International career===
He was capped 11 times for [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] from 1896 to 1900.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/1184.html?class=1;template=results;type=player;view=match|title = Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Tom Scott - Test matches}}</ref>
===Administrative career===
For the 1914–15 season he was [[President of the Scottish Rugby Union|President]] of the [[Scottish Rugby Union]]. The First World War intervened; so no other elections were held. When the war finished Scott was elected for another term 1919 to 20. Effectively then, Scott held the post of President from 1914 to 1920, and this was the longest term in office of any President of the Union.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf |title=Scottish Rugby Record 2018/19 |date= |website=[[Scottish Rugby]]}}</ref>
==Death==
As a mark of respect in the wake of Scott's death, it was noted that [[Langholm RFC|Langholm]] players wore black arm bands when playing in the [[Hawick Sevens]] of 19 April 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002162/19470425/073/0003 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
==Family==
His brother James Alexander Scott played for [[Langholm RFC|Langholm]] and was capped by [[South of Scotland District (rugby union)|South of Scotland District]] in [[1898–99 Scottish Districts season|1898]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18981226/139/0006 |title=Register |access-date=June 4, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Hawick RFC players]]
[[Category:Langholm RFC players]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Langholm]]
[[Category:Scotland international rugby union players]]
[[Category:Scottish rugby union players]]
[[Category:South of Scotland District (rugby union) players]]
[[Category:Rugby union centres]]
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